A Sphero robot is a round programmable robot. It is controlled by an app that lets you decide where it is going next! Make an obstacle course and challenge yourself or a friend to get Sphero round it safely. Once you have mastered that program it with different colours and messages or even create interactive games.

Within this kit

1 x Sphero BOLT: Your programmable robot equipped with advanced sensors and a programmable LED matrix. 

1 x Sphero Charging Station: A place to charge your Sphero. 

1 x USB-A Cable: To connect the charging station to a power source. 

You will also need a phone, tablet or laptop to control Sphero


Resource Links and Downloads

To control Sphero Sphero App

More activities to try Sphero lessons and resources


Inspirational People

Dr. Kate Darling

Dr. Kate Darling is a Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab and leads the ethics & society research team at the Boston Dynamics AI Institute.

She conducts research to find out how humans and robots can interact with each other, and tries to find out how this might change our society. Find out more here – www.katedarling.org/


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